Renewable Energy

The term "Renewable Energy" refers to several energy sources that produce electricity or thermal energy without depleting resources. Renewable energy sources are generally defined as including wind, solar, water, biomass and earth, energy from waste and from the sea.greenheat.org

US Energy Information Administration: A statistical agency in the U.S. Department of Energy created by Congress in 1977 to develop energy data and analyses that help enhance the understanding of energy issues on the part of business, government, and the general public.
cite: eia.doe.gov

World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE): Research and promotion organisation whose mission is to accelerate the worldwide development of high efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and decentralized renewable energy systems that deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits.
cite: localpower.org

Canadian Association for Renewable Energies:
Promote greater awareness of the benefits of renewable energies to Canada's economy, environment and society,; advance the adoption of renewable energies in all sectors and in all feasible applications and undertake research that will optimize renewable energy technologies. renewables.ca

Canadian Renewable Energy Network: Created through the efforts of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and its stakeholders. Its purpose is to increase the understanding of renewable energy to accelerate the development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies.canren.gc.ca

Canada's Climate Change Office: Informing Canadians about climate change and how it affects the environment. Relates what the Government of Canada is doing to address the problems of climate change and how all Canadians - individuals, communities, businesses, industries and every level of government - can take action to help protect our environment.
cite: climatechange.gc.ca

Energy in Canada 2000 (Renewable Energy): Examines the energy sector in Canada. Presents issues that drive energy policy in Canada and the importance of energy to the economy. Looks at how energy is produced, its sources, transformation and the infrastructure required to deliver it to the consumer. Examines the consumption of energy by sector and the trends to its more efficient use.
cite: nrcan.gc.ca

Environment Canada, 70 Cremazie Street, Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3, (819) 997-2800 or 1 800 668-6767, Fax: (819) 994-1412, TTY: (819) 994-0736, enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca. Vision of a Canada where people make responsible decisions about the environment; and where the environment is thereby sustained for the benefit of present and future generations.
cite: ec.gc.ca

ETDE's Energy Database: Contains world's largest collection of energy literature, bibliographic references and abstracts to journal articles, reports, conference papers, books and theses. The subject include the environmental aspects of energy production and use and energy policy and planning, as well as the basic sciences that support energy research and development.
cite: etde.org

Independent Power Producers' Society of Alberta (IPPSA), 400, 505 - 8th Avenue SW,
Calgary, AB T2P 1G2, Canada, (403) 282 8811, (403) 256 1587. Promoting a competitive electricity marketplace with multiple buyers and sellers with access to the electricity transmission and distribution network. This enables the Society to expand the potential of the power industry in Alberta and capitalize on both domestic and export electricity market opportunities.
cite: ippsa.com

RETScreen International: A renewable energy awareness, decision-support and capacity building tool developed by the CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) with the contribution of over eighty five (85) experts from industry, government and academia. The core of the tool consists of a standardised and integrated renewable energy project analysis software that can be used world-wide to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emission reductions for various types of renewable energy technologies (RETs).
cite: retscreen.net

European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES): An independent, non-profit making organisation that aims to promote the use of renewable energy. By acting as an umbrella organization EUFORES provides coherence to the voice of the renewable energy sector and stimulates a strong support for renewable energy at the highest level.
cite: eufores.org

Dutch Energy Association (EnergieNed): The Federation of Energy Companies in the Netherlands, EnergieNed, is the representative body for all companies in the Netherlands playing an active role in the production, transport, trade or supply of gas, electricity and/or heat. The Federation represents the interests of its member companies. EnergieNed is the point of contact for government bodies, political parties and pressure groups representing business, consumers and environmentalists.
cite: energiened.nl

German Heat & Power Association(AGFW), Stresemannallee 28, D-60596 Frankfurt am Main, Phone ++69 6304-1,Fax ++69 6304-391, info@agfw.de. Unites utilities, suppling third parties with heat and cold on a contractual basis, energy service providers as well as companies concerned with planning, development and production of heat-/cold plants. Participates in research projects and studies in the area of district/local heating (including CHP).
cite: agfw.de